He was a sheep raiser... (Amos 1:1)
(Amos 1:1) ". . .A′mos, who happened to be among the sheep raisers from Te‧ko′a, . . ."
He worked seasonally as a nipper of sycamore figs
(Amos 7:14) ". . .Then A′mos answered and said to Am‧a‧zi′ah: "I was not a prophet, neither was I the son of a prophet; but I was a herdsman and a nipper of figs of sycamore trees."